Spire Synonyms

spīr
A tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. steeple
  2. tower
  3. cone
  4. pinnacle
  5. apex
  6. blade
  7. curl
  8. peak
  9. point
  10. shoot
  11. spear
  12. belfry
  13. sprout
  14. stalk
  15. summit
  16. top

Words Related to Spire

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Spire Sentence Examples

  • The church of St Michael has a Norman square embattled tower surmounted by a spire, and an apsidal chancel.

  • Monodonta, no jaws, spire not prominent, no umbilicus, columella toothed.

  • Trochus, shell umbilicated, spire pointed and prominent, British.

  • A picturesque avenue leads to the church of St Mary, principally Early English and Perpendicular, with remains of Norman work, having a lofty tower surmounted by a spire, and containing several fine monuments, tombs and brasses.

  • In Vitrina the spire is very flat and the surface glassy.

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